Antipersonnel mines have returned in Ukraine and now threaten the worldSun, 08 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3D printing, microcontrollers and drones have enabled the resurgence of antipersonnel mines in the Russia-Ukraine war, making mines deadlier and more accessible | |
COP climate summits might yet have a useful future – here’s howSat, 07 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 No one is expecting COP31 to save the world from climate disaster, but it could provide a small taste of how international meetings can still deliver meaningful progress | |
Record-breaking, fast-spinning magnet could help uncover new physicsFri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 A magnet barely wider than a human hair is one of the fastest spinning objects ever and could be useful for both fundamental physics experiments and in quantum technology | |
An unexpected feedback loop may be driving mega heatwavesFri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Dry soil and high pressure can amplify extreme heat, helping to explain why regions like Europe are suffering record-shattering heatwaves much earlier than climate models predicted | |
Less than 4 minutes of vigorous exercise a day could halve your dementia riskFri, 06 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Bursts of vigorous physical activity, such as carrying heavy shopping or rushing for the bus, seem to have a significant effect on our brain health and dementia risk | |
Parkinson’s may be driven by ‘vicious cycle’ that disrupts brain waste drainageFri, 06 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Parkinson's disease is linked to toxic protein clumps and disrupted brain waste removal, which may feed off each other, causing the condition to progress | |
Hubble Space Telescope is falling to Earth – should NASA save it?Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The Hubble Space Telescope faces a fiery and fatal re-entry to Earth's atmosphere sometime around 2032, but NASA is asking the private sector for ideas to keep it working | |
A robot called GIMLI will explore a lunar cave for a future moon baseFri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The race to build a moon base is ramping up. Columnist Robin George Andrews explores how NASA is preparing by sending a cave-hunting robot ahead of humans | |
The economic benefits of the covid vaccines may be double what we thoughtThu, 05 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 The global health and economic benefits of the covid-19 vaccines were thought to have reached up to $38 trillion in their first year, but a new analysis suggests $64.3 trillion is a more accurate figure | |
Tomb in Siberia reveals humans were using cannabis 2800 years agoThu, 05 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Psychoactive compounds have been found in a hair from a Scythian tomb in Siberia, providing the earliest direct evidence of cannabis being used as a drug | |